Today’s post brings to a conclusion our visit to Beijing and Shanghai. It’s hard to believe that anyone could get nearly four months’ worth of blog posts out of just one eight-day journey. But that’s what happens when you book with a quality tour group such as China Spree — enough material for 29 blog posts on Shanghai and another 20 on Beijing and nearby attractions such as the Great Wall. I would also like to take thank once again our wonderful guide on this journey, Mr. Chen “Jim” Mao. He made this adventure an absolute delight, and I hope to one day travel with him again.

Chen “Jim” Mao of China Spree posing with a toasty-warm Ursula on Tienanmen Square just outside the Forbidden City

I leave you now with one last look at the nighttime light show that awaits you on your own Huangpu River cruise through the Pudong and The Bund areas of Shanghai, China: